The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-09
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Cbamberlain's Change of Heart.

Chamberlain's Change of Heart.
LONDON, January 8.-With regard to
the prospects Of the forthcoming loeral
conference. | find that Chamberlain's ac-
ton is a direct result Of pressure brought
TO bear upon him from Birmingham.
When he returned from the East he gave
notice that he would address public
meeting on a certain day, whereupon the
political committee of his ward wrote 10
inform him that his first duty was TO them.
They desired him to address them PR,
yately at an earlier date. lie suspected
nothing. and was immensely surprised
and disgusted TO find himself subjected
to a process of hacking by the most
direct and frank questions for over TWO
hours. This has been revelation 10
him. His position among even those IN
whose support he had most confidence
caused him to make a conciliatory speech,
and lend himself willingly to the con-
ference proposal. He has expressed great
satisfaction at the tone of certain letters
which Gladstone has addressed to him
privately. Nobody has yet discovered IN
what way reconciliation is to come.
Great Snow Storm I'm England.
LONDON. January ga terrible snow
storm has prevailed throughout the mid
land counties in England. Much loss Of
life Is feared. The highways and rail
ways are impossible in many places and
the mails are blocked.
The Folkething Dissolved.
COPENHAGEN, January S.-The Danish
Folkething Oower house Of Parliament)
has been dissolved, owing TO the refusal
TO agree to the Governments financial
proposals and army estimates. The cleo
iions for the new Folkething will take
place on January 2Sth.
Revolt I'm Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, January S.-A mum
her of peasants at SmOlensk have reoelled
and overpowered and disarmed the garrl-
son. Three companies OF infantry have
been sent from Charkoff to quell the dis
turbance.
More About that British Cabinet.
LONDON, January 8.-The Pal MAJ
GAZETTE this afternoon says that Mr.. Ed
ward G.. Jenkinson, Assistant Under
Secretary Qreland) for Police and
Crime, has rendered his regination.
II IS reported that the motive OF
Mr.. Jenkinson in resigning is the
removal of Sir Robert Hamilton, Under
Secretary for Ireland, and the action OF
Judge Halers when sentencing the Mood
ford prisoners in denouncing the police
for refusing to aid the sheriffs in evictions'
Gladstone's Home-Rule.
LONDON, January 8.-Mr. Gladstone to-
day formally denies that he is prepared
10 modify his Irish Home-Rule proposal
in order to bring about union OF Liberals
and dissident Liberals as the Standard
announced yesterday.
A French Garrison Annihiiated.
SAN FRANCIsCo, January S.-Advices
| from Hong Kong by the steamer City oil
Pekin state that the trouble on the from
tier of Tonquin and China has assumed
most serious proportions. News has been
received at Hong Kong from Pakhoi, by
the German steamer Signal, that large
bodies of Chinese pirates attacked the
French garrison at Hakoi on November
"a. and after three-days' siege completely
annihilated the town. They also attack
ed Nongkoi with a similar result. The
latter Is town ten miles from the coast
on the border line of China and Tonquin
No particulars OF the massacre which oc
Cured at Mongkoi were given. Hakoi Il
about thirty miles south OF Mongkoi, on
the coast. The French had small forti
fication there, with garrison of sixty
men, under command Of Lieutenan
McMahon, nephew of Marshal McMa
hon. After three-days' siege only
twenty three of the garrison remained
alive. These made a sortie, but not on'
of them survived. The latest informa
ton is to the effect that the cities OF liza
koi and Monkoi are in flames. IL is be
lieved that the same parties which cap
tured the boundary commissioners per
petrated these massacres,